Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for alcohol dependent and hazardous drinking prisoners with HIV who are transitioning to the community

..Future empirical research should focus on these critical issues in HIV-infected prisoners and releasees while interventional research should incorporate evidence-based solutions into the criminal justice setting...

Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for alcohol dependent and hazardous drinking prisoners with HIV who are transitioning to the community

..More research specifically addressing the impact of other mental disorders besides depression on cART adherence and RCTs evaluating ADT on cART adherence are also needed...

Retention on buprenorphine is associated with high levels of maximal viral suppression among HIV-infected opioid dependent released prisoners

Sandra A SpringerSection of Infectious Disease, AIDS Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of AmericaPLoS ONE 7:e38335. 2012

..This prospective study evaluates the use of buprenorphine/naloxone (BPN/NLX) as a method to reduce relapse to opioid use and sustain viral suppression among released HIV-infected prisoners meeting criteria for opioid dependence (OD)...

..Alternative methods of facilitating more widespread HIV testing, such as saliva tests, rapid serologic tests, and more routine testing in high HIV-prevalence areas should be considered both for clinical and for public health benefits...